Within the last few years,several drugs for treating the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)virus have become available.Which of the following categories of drugs is known to be effective in preventing the virus from multiplying?

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Protease inhibitors are a category of drugs that work by blocking an enzyme called protease, which is necessary for the virus to replicate and produce new virus particles. By inhibiting this enzyme, protease inhibitors prevent the virus from multiplying and spreading throughout the body. Acyclovir cocktails are not effective against HIV, as they are primarily used to treat herpes and other viral infections. Morphine and serotonin inhibitors are not used to treat HIV at all.

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